Pilot

The townspeople of Chester's Mill discover themselves unexpectedly cut off from the outside world when an invisible dome springs up around the town, sealing them in... with limited food, water, air, and medicine.

Quotes (7)

Joe: What if the government built this thing?Barbie: I doubt it.Joe: Why?Barbie: Because it works.

Dodee: We're the only thing on air right, now--AM, FM, anywhere.Phil: Yeah, the blackout, I know.Dodee: No, even if that were statewide, every station our size has its own generator. So why is the whole dial still static?Phil: I don't know. But our ratings are gonna be amazing.

Dodee: Phil, something bad is going on out there. It could be solar flares disrupting the entire grid.Phil: Dodee! The cable's out--it doesn't mean it's the end times.Dodee: When roving packs of mutants start swarming this place, don't say I didn't warn you.

Alice: Is everyone all right?Carolyn: Nothing about this... is all right.

Notes (2)

Viewers: 13.14 million

Filming location: Wilmette, North Carolina

Allusions (1)

Ben: Whatley says it's straight out of Star Trek.Referencing the original Star Trek (1966-69), starring William Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk, commander of the starship Enterprise. The series spawned numerous spinioffs, movies, novels, and comic books. The Enterprise itself has a force field surrounding it, while many episodes included impenetrable force fields.